US EditionZelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
Zelensky offered to forgo NATO membership for legally binding bilateral security guarantees from the US, Europe, Canada, and Japan to deter future Russian attacks.
- On Dec 14, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine relinquished its ambition to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees ahead of talks in Berlin.
- Seeking protection, Kyiv is asking for Article 5-like bilateral guarantees from the U.S. and security guarantees from European colleagues, Canada, and Japan to prevent another Russian invasion.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Berlin as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosts summit meetings on Dec 14 and Dec 15 to finalise a U.S.-backed peace plan.
- The shift constitutes a major policy change that abandons Ukraine's constitutional NATO ambition and aligns with draft US-backed proposals involving territorial concessions and armed forces limits.
- Looking ahead, Zelensky said guarantees must be confirmed by the U.S. Congress as Kyiv and European partners recently submitted revisions to the U.S.-backed peace framework.
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President Zelenskyy Offers To Drop Ukraine’s NATO Membership Bid (Worthy News In-Depth)
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The European Union assumes that Ukraine could be forced to renounce its membership of NATO within the framework of...
Ukraine peace talks resume in Berlin with US and EU officials
Ukraine and US negotiators continue high-level talks in Berlin, joined by European and NATO leaders, as Kyiv signals readiness to abandon NATO membership aspirations in exchange for binding security guarantees. Disagreements persist over territory and use of frozen Russian assets.
Zelensky's announcement could signal a turning point: Ukraine could even renounce NATO membership if the United States and Europe provide legally binding security guarantees.
Zelensky offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees ahead of Berlin talks
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US negotiators are meeting in Berlin on December 15, after five hours of talks the day before. As the US grows increasingly pressed to end the four-year war, the peace negotiations continue, with territorial concessions to Russia remaining the potential, "sticky point" for Ukraine. Kyiv also seeks to obtain security guarantees from Europe and Washington, if needed, at the expense of dropping Ukraine…
Zelensky’s Nato concession is an admission of reality
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend offered to abandon hopes of Nato membership in return for security guarantees from the US and other partners. The Daily Telegraph hailed the move as a “concession” and it could, on the face of it, appear to be a significant sacrifice. After all, Ukraine’s relations with the Alliance date back to its independence in 1991 and, in 2008, Nato declared that Kyiv “will become a member”. In 2023, …
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